Gadsden Arts Center
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Museums page for Mose Ernest Tolliver ((1920 - 2006)), known for Naive figure, self portrait, animals-Outsider art. Showing 5 museum collections and exhibitions.
Mose Ernest Tolliver MUSEUMS
1920 Pike Road Community, Alabama - 2006 Montgomery, Alabama. Known for: Naive figure, self portrait, animals-Outsider art.
One of the most highly regarded American self- taught artists began life as the son of a sharecropper and farm overseer on the Rittenour farm. Mose Tolliver was the youngest of seven sons born into... Read full biography
One of the most highly regarded American self- taught artists began life as the son of a sharecropper and farm overseer on the Rittenour farm. Mose Tolliver was the youngest of seven sons born into the Ike Tolliver family of twelve children. He attended Mt. Olive School briefly through the third... Read full biography
One of the most highly regarded American self- taught artists began life as the son of a sharecropper and farm overseer on the Rittenour farm. Mose Tolliver was the youngest of seven sons born into the Ike Tolliver family of twelve children. He attended Mt. Olive School briefly through the third grade. "I didn't like school. I remember I wanted to be outdoors working with my older brothers or even stacking wood . One thing I remember about our farm house, it was just a shack, but my Mama had... Read full biography
One of the most highly regarded American self- taught artists began life as the son of a sharecropper and farm overseer on the Rittenour farm. Mose Tolliver was the youngest of seven sons born into the Ike Tolliver family of twelve children. He attended Mt. Olive School briefly through the third grade. "I didn't like school. I remember I wanted to be outdoors working with my older brothers or even stacking wood . One thing I remember about our farm house, it was just a shack, but my Mama had pictures all over the walls." . He worked through his teen years for a truck farmer gathering and selling produce. Then after his father had died, when his mother was elderly, he moved with her into the city of Montgomery and lived in the same house.... Read full biography
One of the most highly regarded American self- taught artists began life as the son of a sharecropper and farm overseer on the Rittenour farm. Mose Tolliver was the youngest of seven sons born into the Ike Tolliver family of twelve children. He attended Mt. Olive School briefly through the third grade. "I didn't like school. I remember I wanted to be outdoors working with my older brothers or even stacking wood . One thing I remember about our farm house, it was just a shack, but my Mama had pictures all over the walls." . He worked through his teen years for a truck farmer gathering and selling produce. Then after his father had died, when his mother was elderly, he moved with her into the city of Montgomery and lived in the same house. Mose became a gardener and took care of many fine yards. Known for having an artistic flare for landscaping, he was given free rein by some... Read full biography
Mose Ernest Tolliver - Artist Info
About Mose Ernest Tolliver: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (5)
All MuseumsMorris Museum of Art
1 Tenth Street
Augusta, GA 30901National Museum of American Art-Smithsonian
8th and G Streets NW
Washington, DC 20004The Johnson Collection
100 Dunbar Street, Suite 203
Spartanburg, SC 29306The University Of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses
University Avenue and 5th St.
Oxford, MS 38655